What would you do if you found out that your kids smoked Pot.
Would you sit down, talk to them.
Freak out on them.
Or just let them be

id smoke with them and show them its cool to blaze at home so theyre not out getting into trouble

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I'd first talk to him for a bit, just like asking what he's doing and why he's doing it and stuff..

Then I'd tell him that if were to ever go blaze to tell his friends to come over so I would know that they're in a safe environment and knowing that they can't get into trouble.. But after they're high and all done, they can go run a muck
Basically how I wish my parents were

i wouldnt mind...as long as they werent smoking cigarettes or doing any harder drugs it would be fine with me...but i would sit them down and have a talk about it...teach them all i know so that they can also be responsible

I started smoking as a teen who was already very mature. I knew what I wanted to do for a living, I had strong ambitions to educate myself and start a career.. I didn't carry myself like a child.. I was very much anxious to get done with high school and begin life as an adult, I thought during my free time.. just sat and thought about things.. so cannabis was obviously something that was there for the ride.

What I'm getting at is WHEN my kid displays those same qualities I will share with them the beauty of cannabis.

If my kid is adult enough it wouldn't be a problem. As long as its not dumb teenaged smoking which I detest.. you know the punk rock/skateboard partier things..

Thats not what cannabis should be used as : [

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i wouldnt glorify it. i would probably just say how it makes you ok with just sitting around, and maybe a few other warnings of some real possibilities. if they are going to try it, they will, and see its not so bad. they dont need me to tell them its fun etc. and give them the "a.o.k.". just doesnt seem like good parenting to me.

I guess it depends on the circumstances.

If my kid was always getting in trouble I would forbid it.
If my kid was skipping school I would forbid it.
If my kid was failing at school I would forbid it.
If my kid was 16 or younger I would forbid it.

If my kid is 17 years old, doing well in school, never get's into trouble, and only does it once in awhile. I would sit down with him or her and explain the dangers of smoking pot. Then I would let my kid know that I trust Him or her to making good decisions. If at anytime I see that they are not making good decisions, I would forbid it.

The thing is forbidding it won't stop them from doing it I think the best approach is to say as long as they're responsible about it then its fine. First though I'd explain how to not be a sterotypical "pothead" cause those are typically the lazy people that don't really go anywhere in life. Then I'd make sure the grades stay above a 3.000 G.P.A. and if they do that then its all good I'd probably give them some of my weed.

I'd definitely teach them at a young age to come to me about anything that's on their minds that they want to know about. I'd still tell them about drug abuse etc as well as the school would educate them but if they were to smoke marijuana I'd make them feel as if they were welcome to talk to me about any concerns they were having. I'd prefer them to be safe then out doing something behind my back and facing any kind of danger.

I'd ask them their reasons for smoking and talk them through their reason why they have been or want to use marijuana. If it's something as simple as coping with things going on around them I'd recommend someone for them to talk to such as myself, a counsilor etc. I don't think smoking weed as a form of 'escaping' or 'dealing' with a situation is very healthy. It's better to have someone to talk to things about then keeping those feelings bottled up and possibly looking to alcohol or other harder drugs as well. I'd teach my kid to be responsible from a young age and hopefully if s/he was to use it they'd do it responsibly and in reasonable amounts.

I agree with Charf, there's no point in trying to instill fear in your kids or tell them not to do marijuana or else and how disappointed you'd be if they did etc. Because kids are extremely curious and they thrive on experimentation. If all they heard was that they'd think "what is the big deal about this? Why is it such a forbidden thing?" and then they'd go out and try it. They'd do it behind your back because if you don't trust your kids or speak in a way that says you don't they won't think twice about being trusting.

It's the same with alcohol. I was always told by my parents that I could drink if I did responsibly and I was allowed to drink under their supervision and they trusted me so I could take beer to parties and it wouldn't matter because I had access to it. Other kids who weren't allowed to drink were the ones who went to parties and were always shit faced because it was some kind of "forbidden mystery" or some shit.

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- Mr. Kush

If u want it to be legal your kids will smoke it too..... ^^

peace

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